Pumpkin Green Hokkaido

Variety name: Pumpkin Green Hokkaido

Breeder: de Bolster Organic Seeds

Seed purchase: De Bolster Organic Seeds

Variety description

Winter squash Groene Hokkaido produces green fruits with yellow-orange flesh, they weigh 1– 1.5 kg and have a diameter of circa 15 centimetres. The pumpkins taste at least as good as the orange varieties, but are a little less long storable.

Growing recommendations

After sowing, do not give the seeds too much water and make sure the soil is well fertilized. Sowing is done preferably at a soil temperature of >20⁰C. It is important to harvest the pumpkins before temperatures drop below 0⁰C, when the leaves are withered and the stem is dry. The pumpkins will be preserved best when surroundings are dry and not too cold.

Additional information

This variety is a newly bred, organic variety. It was cultivated under organic conditions from the start, so that it is optimally adapted to organic cultivation. Varieties that carry the bioverita label are reproducible because they are open pollinated. They offer commercial gardeners an alternative to hybrid seed.